Reading
Borrow Box
If you or your child/children or parent/s are a member of the local library, you can access an App or website called BorrowBox. It is free. There are audio books and also ebooks. There is a children’s section.
Suitability: All Classes
Vooks
Vooks is committed to being a resource for families to keep kids reading at home. Vooks can also be a welcome distraction for parents, allowing them to enjoy time with their kids, watching and discussing books together.
Suitability: All Classes
Note: Free for one month, sign up required
News Mag Media
In school we enjoy reading Primary Planet, which is full of fun facts, activities, articles and photos. You can click on the above link to access the online version!
Suitability: 10+
The same publishers have an on-line magazine called Newsflash suitable for readers 7+.
Gaeilge
Teanga ó Bhéal: Scéal an Lae – TG4
Short stories as Gaeilge read aloud online.
Suitability: 1st – 6th Classes
Deich ag a Deich- RTÉ
Daily exercises as Gaeilge- Irish version of 10@10
Suitability: all classes
Maths Games
Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number, bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. Games are against the clock and develop number fact recall. Designed for 6-11 year olds. Has games using addition up to 10, right up to games practising all division and multiplication tables.
Suitability: 1st – 6th Classes
Top Marks – Daily 10
Daily 10 is a primary maths resource which covers addition, subtraction, ordering, partitioning, place value, rounding, multiplication, division, doubles, halves and fractions. The aim is to help teachers deliver 10 maths questions many which can be used for mental maths practise.
Sets of questions can be timed or untimed. There are graded levels of difficulty which means the resource is suitable for children from 5 to 11 years of age.
Suitability: all classes
Multiplication.com
Loads of games to practice Multiplication
Suitability: 3rd Class up
Art
Art for Kids Hub
Coaches simple drawings.
Cartoons
Coaches simple cartoons.
Simple Drawing Ideas using your hand as a template
Suitability: all classes
P.E.
GoNoodle is a free, really easy and good way to get kids moving. Popsico… Pop pop sico!
P.E. with Joe Wicks
Daily lessons being posted at the moment.
Suitability: all classes
Geography
Purpose Games
Senior classes might enjoy challenging themselves to learn counties, mountains, rivers of Ireland or countries of Europe.
Rivers of Ireland
Mountains of Ireland
Counties of Ireland
Edware – Geography Games
Edware also has some Geography games.
Suitability: Senior Classes
Toporopa Geography Games
Train your brain with geography!
Suitability: Senior Classes
Science
Scholastic Learn at home
Day to day projects (USA based) for children Infants to Sixth Class. (Free)